MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of International Partnership Ministries, Inc. is to glorify God through the reaching of people with the gospel, the training of Christian leaders, and the planting of fundamental churches through partnerships with national missionaries and indigenous national ministries.

DOCTRINAL STATEMENT

[1] We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments (66 books) are the verbally inspired Word of God, inerrant in the original languages and the complete, sufficient, and final authority in faith and life. We hold to a literal, historical, grammatical and contextual interpretation of Scripture (II Peter 1:20, 21; II Timothy 3:16, 17).[2] We believe in one God, eternally existing in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Deut. 6:4; II Cor. 13:14).[3] We believe that God created the universe without pre-existing materials, in six literal days, according to the Genesis account (Gen. 1-3; John 1:1; Col. 1:16-17; Heb. 11:3).[4] We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten of the Holy Spirit; born of the Virgin Mary; lived among men; suffered, bled, and died; was buried; raised from the dead; ascended to the right hand of the Father; intercedes for us; and is true God and true man (Luke 1:35; Luke 2:6, 7, 52; Matthew 27:29, 30, 35, 50; Luke 23:50-56; Acts 2:24, 33; I John 2:1; John 10:30; I John 4:2, 3).[5] We believe in the deity of the Holy Spirit, the third Person of the Trinity (Acts 5:3, 4; John 14:16, 17; John 16:13). In His ministry of exalting Christ, He fills, empowers, and gives service gifts to every believer at salvation (Romans 12:6-8), but the sign gifts of 1 Cor. 12 were only for the apostolic period (Heb. 2:3-4; Eph. 2:20; 1 Cor. 13:8-13).[6] We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God; that he sinned and thereby incurred both physical and spiritual death; that all human beings are born with a sinful nature and are sinners in thought, word and deed (Genesis 1:26, 27; Romans 3:22, 23; Romans 5:12; Ephesians 2:1-3).[7] We believe that Jesus Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures, as our representative and substitutionary sacrifice; and that all who repent and believe on Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood (I Cor. 5:3; I Peter 3:18; Romans 3:24-26; Luke 13:3-5).[8] We believe that all who receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ are born again of the Holy Spirit and thereby become children of God; that they are indwelt and sealed by the Holy Spirit; and are secure in Him until the day of redemption (John 1:12; John 3:5; Ephesians 1:13).[9] We believe that the Church is composed of all believers; that we are baptized by the Holy Spirit into His body, thus being members of one another. We believe in the establishment of independent local churches; that the local church is God's institution commissioned with the responsibility of world evangelization (Ephesians 1:22, 23; I Cor. 12:12, 13; Acts 13 & 14).[10] We believe that Jesus Christ instituted two ordinances for the church: The Lord’s Supper to commemorate His death until He comes; and water baptism by immersion to publicly portray the believer’s spiritual union with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection (I Cor. 11:23-26; Matthew 28:19, 20; Romans 6:3, 4).[11] We believe in "that blessed hope," the personal, imminent, pretribulational, premillennial coming of the Lord into the air for His saints. We believe in the personal, visible, and glorious return of Christ to the earth with His saints. We believe that Christ will establish His millennial kingdom on earth (Titus 2:13; I Thes. 4:13-17; Rev. 19:11-16; Rev. 11-15; Rev. 20:1-10).[12] We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust; the everlasting blessedness of the saved in a literal heaven and the everlasting punishment of the lost in the Lake of Fire (John 5:28, 29; John 14:1-3; Rev. 20:11-15).[13] We believe in the personality of Satan; that he is the god of this age, the adversary of Christ and His Church, and that his destiny is eternal punishment (Job 1:6, 7; II Cor. 4:4; I Peter 5:8; Rev. 20:10).

CORE VALUES

IPM has at its core the following set of values:[1] Unwavering commitment to the truth of God’s Word and to God’s glory[2] Obedience to the Great Commission[3] Utter dependence on prayer, God, and His wisdom[4] Fellowship with those who are separated and committed to truth and God’s glory[5] Commitment to the authority of the local church[6] Commitment to ethics and integrity in our actions and relationships[7] Maintaining an active Board of Directors who reflect our core values

POSITION STATEMENT

International Partnership Ministries, Inc. shall seek to maintain a close working relationship with local fundamental churches in the USA. The corporation shall seek to have members serving on its Board of Directors from various local fundamental churches and shall operate as an integral agency of a limited number of affiliated churches. Affiliated churches shall be churches that are major contributors to the ministry of the corporation and have at least one church member serving on the corporation's Board of Directors. A list of affiliated churches, named by the Board of Directors, shall be made available to interested inquirers. The corporation's President shall be responsible to provide an annual financial report and an annual report of general operations to the governing board of each affiliated church.International Partnership Ministries, Inc. cannot have any affiliation or association with the following movements, which the corporation recognizes as out of harmony with the Word of God:[1] The modern Ecumenical Movement, with such advocates as the National Council of Churches and the World Council of Churches.[2] The Neo-Evangelical Movement, characterized by cooperation and dialogue with theological liberals, involvement in ecumenical evangelism, and a general disdain for biblical separation.[3] The so-called Charismatic Movement, characterized by a strong emphasis on experience, a so-called "baptism in the Holy Spirit," and "speaking in tongues."[4] The Emergent Church Movement – which de-emphasizes scripture in lieu of a social-oriented gospel message.

PURPOSE STATEMENT

International Partnership Ministries, Inc. is an independent, fundamental, missionary organization whose five-fold purpose is:[1] To promote the concept of "partnership" between missions and churches in the USA and indigenous national missions and churches outside the USA as an important aspect of the Church's obedience to Christ's Great Commission.

[2] To aid the local church in the biblical task of sending missionaries, those who are nationals of other countries as well as select US missionaries interested in assisting indigenous national ministries, especially with the establishing of Bible institutes and colleges and the training of nationals who will staff those institutions for the purpose of training ministry leaders on their own soil.

[3] To encourage and strengthen national ministries involved in evangelism, church planting, Bible institutes and colleges, youth work, medical clinics, and other related ministries, by means of the procurement of finances and the provision of needed equipment and technical support.

[4] To develop partnership agreements between itself and indigenous national ministries for the purpose of mutually strengthening ministry effectiveness and accountability.

[5] To make it possible for pastors and laypeople to travel to mission fields outside the USA to see the needs, preach and teach in conferences, and assist with work projects.